Emission Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority
Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations that set emission standards or ambient air quality standards under certain conditions; specifying that the requirement for the Department of the Environment to approve a county water and sewerage plan does not limit certain authority of the county; requiring the Department to publish certain information on its website by October 1, 2026; etc.
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Testimony (43)
MGA witness listFAV 39FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldberg, Donald M. | Climate Law & Policy Project | Position only |
| FAV | Preston, Shamieka | Columbia for clean air | Position only |
| FAV | Terrasa, Jen | Delegate, MD General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ewall, Mike | Energy Justice Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Enhanced Impact LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out -- Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Organization, HoCo Climate Action | HoCo Climate Action | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Liz Feighner, self | Position only |
| FAV | Brice, Tyler | MD Municipal League | Oral |
| FAV | Fleckenstein, Charlotte | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boies, Sharon | Protect Our Streams | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kulik, Jennifer Robin | Stop Grace | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krausz, Lisa | The Stop Grace Plastic Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Firnberg, Elad | Zero Waste Montgomery County | Position only |
| FAV | Ochoa, Daniela | Zero Waste Montgomery County | Oral |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ateto, Philip | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bar-av, Jillian | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cook, Kristin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Davlin, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hinz, Andrew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hurewitz, Joel | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Louie, Adeline | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mousigian, Gary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Reisinger, Martin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Greg | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | St Clare, Tyler | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stubblefield, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Tim | Maryland Asphalt Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vetter, Drew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Allen, Hannahlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BCRWFAV 1
Enhanced Impact LLCFAV 1
HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1
Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1
Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1
MD Municipal LeagueFAV 1
NAIOP MarylandUNF 1
Protect Our StreamsFAV 1
Stop GraceFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVHance, RosaEnhanced Impact LLCRegistered for: Enhanced Impact LLC; Potomac Riverkeeper Network; Sierra Club Maryland Chapter; Advanced Energy United; American Whitewater; Waterkeepers Chesapeake…